Push-sled brake



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Patented June 21, 192 7.

MARTIN O. CARLSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PUSH-SLED BRAKE.

Original application filed December 10, 1924, Serial No. 754.931.

' November 20, 1926.

This invention pertains-to sled construc- 'tion and more particularly to a combination vehicle which may be used as asled on the snow and ice in winter time and as a wheeled coaster or glider when the snow and ice are gone from the ground.

One of the primary objects of the invention is to provide a. vehicle of the character specified which may be propelled by one foot of a rider standing upright on the sled on the other foot, and to provide a handle to which the rider may clingwith his hands while propelling thevehiclel l Another primary object is to provide a vehicle of the character described having a combined brake mechanism adapted to brake upon the wheels or. upon the. ice or snow, dependent upon the use to which the vehicle is being put. a

Other objects include the provision of a vehicle of the character described which will be strong and durable, economical to manufacture, one which will be light enough for use by young children, one

pelled, quickly braked and susceptible of high speed.

Many other objects together with inherent advantages of my invention will or should become readily appreciated, as it is better understood, by reference to the following description and claims and from the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle constructed in accordance with one form of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the upper structure broken away.

This application is a division of my copending application, Serial N 0. 754,931, filed December 10, 1924-, and the vehicle illustrated herein comprises two longitudinally extending and substantially parallel runners 2 and 3 curved upwardly at their forward ends and connected by a transverse member 4 which serves to rigidly brace and space the runners apart. The rod 4 serves to pivotally mount the forward end of a seat frame, including the side members 5 and 6 which are connected together at their rear ends by a metal yoke 7 and across the tops of which slats 8 are nailed'or screwed for the seat. The yoke 11 is suitably connected to a transverse bar 12 extending bewith rear wheels 14' to brake the speed of the which may be easily steered, readily pro Divided and this application filed Serial No. 149,562.

tween portions of the upright handle bars 13. Further details of the general construction of the sled, including its steering mechanism, may be had by reference to my aforesaid copending application.

For summer use, the sled is equipped and front wheels 15, suitably-mounted on pivot centers, for rotationthereabout, the fore wheels being steerable and the rear wheels being secured directly to the runners 2 and 3, while to the rear of the upright handle bars 13 the run- 11ers 2 and 3 are each equipped with a foot rest 16 so that a rider may stand upon them, and holding onto a transverse bar 17 connecting the upper ends of the upright handle bars 13, steer the sled, or wheeled vehicle, as the case may be. The combination brake mechanism which may be used vehicle, whether it be used as a wheeled vehicle or as' a sled, is, of course, one of the primary features .of my invention, and will now be described.

Preferably adjacent one of the handles 13 and rising substantially therealong is a flexible rod 18 having an end grip 19 adapted to be pulled upwardly b the hand of the rider standing on one of t e foot-rests 16. This flexible rod is guided in its longitudinal movements by one or more (one shown) eye screws or the like 21 secured to one of the upright handle bars 13 and at its lower end this rod is pivotally connected to a yoke lever 22 extending transversely of the vehicle and pivoted as at 23 intermediate its ends to ferrules 24 secured. to the runners 2 and 3 and adapted to receive and secure the upright handle bars 13. It will be noted that upon pulling upwardy on the flexible rod 18, the yoke bar 22 may be swung about its pivots to depress the lower ends thereof.

From each lower end of the yoke bar or yoke lever and pivotally connected thereto, a rod 25 extends to one end of a brake lever and brake shoe 26 to which it is pivotally connected, as at 27. The combined brake lever and shoe is in turn pivotally connected to the runner as shown at 28, sothat when the operator or rider pulls upwardly on the rod 18, the combined brake levers and brake shoes are swung about their pivots 28 to engage the shoes with the peripheral surface of the wheels and thereby brake them. One or more springs 29 connected between suitable eye screws 31 and the lower ends of the yoke bar or yoke lever 22 serve to retract the brake shoes and rod 18 to their normal inoperative position, as will be apparent.

The rods 25 are preferably so connected.

, rod 18 to drive the corner into the snow or Since the vehicle may be easily and quickly transformed from a sled to a wheeled vehicle, or vice versa, the advantages of having a combined ice or snow and wheel brake from that standpoint as well as from the standpoint of simplicity of manufacture and use will be quickly'appreeiatech and' although I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be obvious that many details of construction may be widely modified and varied without departure from the essence of the invention and the scope'of the appended claims.

I claim: 1

1. In a push sled of the character clescribed. having runners and a pair of sled steering handles rising f rom the runners,

lserve'as' a brake when the vehicle is used as a sled and affording connection between said lever and wheel brake. or i -2. In apuslisled f the character described having runners and a pair of. sled steering handles rising-from the runners and means connecting said handles together, fore and aft wheels onsaid runners, a hand brake lever extending upwardly adjacent saidhandles, a detachable brake for use on'one of said wheels, and means adapted t-oserve as a brake when thevehicle'is used. as a'sled and affording connection between i said 1 lever and Wheel brake.

3. In a push sled of ing from one of the runners, fore and, aft wheels removably connected to said runners, a handbrake control rod extending'upwardly adjacent said handle, a detachable brake the character d'escribed havmgrunners and a. handle bar ms 7 for use on" one of said wheels, and means" adapted, to serve as a brake whenthe vehicle is used as a sled affording connection be tween said rod and wheel brake. In Witness of the foregoing I aflix my signature. I

V MARTIN O. CARLSONL 

